11 real people share the most romantic things they've done on Valentine's Day

What do you get the person who has everything? On Valentine's Day, the stakes surrounding this question are even higher. Maybe she's not impressed by flowers or maybe he absolutely hates the cheesy, romantic holiday, but either way, you want to do something special for someone special.

As always, the people of Reddit are here to provide you with some much-needed Valentine's Day gift-giving inspiration. Even those of us who are single or proudly celebrating Galentine's Day can appreciate these thoughtful, romantic ideas.

1/

A surprise trip to Greece.

"Surprise trip to Santorini. (She had no idea; thought we were just out to dinner near the airport. I had our passports in my jacket.) Stayed at a little villa with a view of the caldera. After that we went to Delphi and the oracle told us we were meant to be together."- Redditor Goodson123

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100 reasons to be loved.

"Here's some cheesiness for you all: Last year my boyfriend did not have a job during V-day - I was essentially supporting him, and it was NBD for me, I didn't expect/want anything. I don't like holidays, I'm sort of a cynical jerk."But he managed to melt my heart anyway. He cut 100 hearts out of brightly-colored paper by hand, and wrote a different 'reason' that he loved me on each one. Now I keep them all in a little mini treasure chest on my desk, and if I'm having a bad day, I can pull one out and it makes everything better." - Redditor Vividaether

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Unlimited date night ideas.

For those nights when you just can't think of any.
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"I gave it to him early - I put clothespins (about 30) in a glass jar with a different date night on each one :)"We're going to pick one every week for date night."This week is popcorn and rom-com night."For every clothespin he picks, he puts another one back in that he writes and we save them all."God, I love him."- Redditor Whereisbreakfast

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A surprise visit.

She will be shocked.
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"She is going to college four hours away from where I live currently and I told her that my bosses are making me work Valentine's Day and really wish I could be there. In reality I am waking up early, driving to her dorm where I have planned for her roommates to let me in while she is in class so I can decorate her room with balloons, flowers, love notes, candy and everything pink (her favorite color) as well as giving her a garnet necklace with matching earrings.

"Then I'm taking her out to dinner at her favorite restaurant."- Redditor MrWhiisper

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Her very own cheesy romance novel.

"My girlfriend is obsessed with cheesy romance novels. I mean, she reads more than a book a day when we're not in school, it's basically her obsession. So, for Valentine's Day, I'm in the process of finishing a nearly 150-page novel telling our story from my perspective. Before I met her, as I met her, when we started dating, all the way until now, 2 and a half years later, with everything in between. I'm then getting it published and gifted to her!"- Redditor Rosieiwin

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A personalized, custom-illustrated comic book.

Getting creative.
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"We were in high school so he didn't have much money. He commissioned an artsy classmate to illustrate a comic. I'm sure he didn't pay her much, but she was happy to make some cash doing something she liked to do, and they sat down together and came up with a great story. It was an adventure tale about my beloved cat and I.

"I loved it and years later, I still have it and think fondly of him for thinking of such a creative gift!"- Redditor Tresor14

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Not just any oil change.

"I'm going to offer to take her car to get the oil changed."But really, I am getting a stereo with an aux input considering she drives 45 minutes to see me all the time and only has a tape player. And, I'm putting a huge red bow on it."- Redditor Djbr22

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A crate of discontinued beer.

Never too much of a great thing.
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"A crate of one of my favorite beers, which I'd told him had been discontinued. He was very proud of himself for finding it, and I had to explain that it had only been discontinued on tap. But I was still very happy with 24 bottles of it."- Redditor Nashamanga

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A childhood dream come true.

Nothing is too cheesy.
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"So, I'm from the St. Louis area and we don't have The Rainforest Cafe there. It was always someplace I dreamed of going as a kid, but my parents were always like, 'we're not paying to eat overpriced chicken nuggets in the dark with animatronic animals.' Whatever."Fast-forward to when I'm an adult and dating this guy for 2+ years. We're in Chicago for my birthday and he surprises me by taking me to the Rainforest Cafe to fulfill my childhood dream. When we sit down, he pulls out two safari hats, puts one on his head and hands the other to me. Then he pulls out a stuffed elephant shrew, which is one of my favorite animals.

"I'm holding the elephant shrew, still in shock, and my stoic, no-nonsense engineer boyfriend is sitting nonchalantly across from me wearing a safari hat. No idea where he found a stuffed elephant shrew. The whole thing was such a sweet, goofy gesture, especially for him. I teared up."- Redditor [Deleted]

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An extraordinary light show.

"My husband and I were at a friend's destination wedding in the mountains a few years ago, and we got into an argument after the rehearsal dinner. Seeing as I was the maid of honor with a wedding to control the next day, and it was like 1 am, I left him outside to smoke a cigar and went to bed. Next thing I know at 3 am and he's in my ear telling me to look up.

"I roll over, the room is pitch black save for the dozens of fireflies. He knew I'd never seen them before, so he spent two hours in the dark catching them by hand, then released them in our room at the cabin."Next to our wedding, that was the best night of my life."- Redditor Heylady22

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A small but mighty gift.

"For our first Valentine's Day together I gave my then boyfriend a little hippo stuffed animal. It had funny eyebrows that reminded me of his. Fast forward 10 years later, and my husband says if our house was on fire he would run back in to save that hippo."Moral of the story: it doesn't have to be a big gift, just something you put thought into. Even if that thought was a silly one."- Redditor Thatsbloodybrilliant

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